From the Principal
Dear Families and Friends,
Hail to you, dear Mount de Sales, home where peace of God prevails!
The sound of our Sailors singing these words rings fondly in my ears
as I prepare to bid farewell to the school that has become my home
over the last three years. As Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia, we
pledge our lives to serving Christ by preaching the Gospel, however
and wherever that may take us. For me personally, living out the
three vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience has been an adventure in faith, and if
there is one thing I am learning, it is that the Lord is a God of surprises! While I had
every indication that I would return to Mount de Sales next year, this past June I was
unexpectedly elected to the General Council, which is an advisory group of four sisters
who assist Mother Ann Marie. Because I will need to be available to her and to the
community on a regular basis, I am moving back to Nashville and will also serve as
principal of St. Cecilia Academy next year. Replacing me at Mount de Sales will be
Sister Mary Thomas. Sister Mary Thomas has been serving for the last seven years
as principal of St. Cecilia Academy in Nashville, our congregation-owned girls’ high
school, and before that she was, among other things, a teacher of high school Religion,
Math, and Science for more than eight years. I am thrilled that you will be able to
work with Sister Mary Thomas, who is an experienced, hard-working, and prudent
principal, plus a great sister and a good friend and mentor to me. She is delighted by the
prospect of coming to Mount de Sales and brings with her a wide range of talents and
background that will be a gift to the Academy at this moment in its history.
Of course, I am indeed sad to leave this wonderful school. Over the past three years
Mount de Sales has become my home and each one of you a part of my spiritual family.
When I was first assigned here, I received a colorful package of notes and cards from
our students welcoming me to this school that they assured me wasn’t like any other
place. After seeing my fair share of Big Sister/Little Sister events, Twisted Tunes,
May processions, and Graduations, as well as the daily happenings of life on this hill,
I would have to agree. There is a special blend of faith and tradition, of gentleness and
freedom that permeates the walls of this 1852 building. Is it the spirit of St. Francis de
Sales, is it the charism of the Visitation Sisters, is it the weight of years of history?
It is all of these things and something more, something intangible that is also deeply
Catholic. As Catholics we see the world sacramentally. Christ didn’t just come to
save us generically; He came as a man, at a certain moment in history, to a certain
place on the map. So, too, for us, our school is not just a Catholic school in a generic
sense. Rather, Christ reveals His presence here in a very unique way, one that is
deeply respectful of the individual gifts and talents of each person and also absolutely
appealing to the feminine heart. Any amount of time spent at Mount de Sales tends
to leave an imprint on one’s mind and heart, and I know in my own case it definitely
has done both. Thank you for allowing me to serve you over these past three years
as together we have fostered the mission of an institution that is far greater than any
one of us. I am grateful for your goodness and your example. Please be assured of my
continued prayers for you, especially at Mass where we are all truly joined together in
the Heart of Christ.
God bless you abundantly,

PHASE II - A BANNER SUMMER!
We are now entering the third quarter of our fundraising initiatives for Phase II - join us!
The construction of the artificial turf field
with hillside stadium seating is progressing
well and soon our Sailors will be reaping the
benefits of this long awaited capital project.
But donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t be deceived, the field may be
nearing completion but we are only in the
third quarter of our fund raising.
Phase II of the Anchored in Excellence
Charting our Future Capital Campaign for
Mount de Sales Academy that provides
for the artificial turf field, hillside stadium
seating, and other related amenities is a $1.5
million endeavor. As of August 1, we are at
62% of our goal.
In consideration of the best interests of
our students, the Board of Trustees made
the ambitious decision to go forward with
the aggressive construction time table and
establish a line of credit that will be drawn
upon while multi-year pledges are paid
and fundraising is completed. The basis
for the decision was two-fold: renovation
of the field was critically necessary and
construction during the summer minimized
disruption of campus life.

Building on the momentum of Phase I and in
an effort to meet the needs of our students,
we immediately delved into Phase II. The
most obvious impact of the field is the benefit
for our student athletes. But keep in mind,
all students will benefit from the field as it
will be used for Physical Education classes
and school-wide activities. Additionally,
when the Phase II goal is met, all attention
will be focused on Phase III, the performing
arts building, for which a small portion of
the funds have already been raised.
We need your help to bring home the
win! For more information on how you
can get involved or to direct us to someone
who might be interested in learning about
how to make a difference for the benefit
of the Mount de Sales Academy students,
please contact Sister Philip Joseph, O.P.
at 443.636.2060 or spj@mountdesales.org.
Or, you can make a gift right away on our
website at www.mountdesales.org.

Go Sailors!

PHASE II
NAMING
ITIES
OPPORTUN

Phase
II of the
Capital Campaign
provides a few unique
opportunities to recognize the support
of donors who contribute and wish
to be publicly recognized.* Named
recognition is a rare honor on the
Mount de Sales Academy campus.
Donors may wish to be personally
named or recognize another
individual such as a family member,
influential coach, or possibly a patron
saint to whom you have a devotion.
These naming opportunities are also
available for corporate recognition.

Artificial Turf Field: $1 million
Main/Center Plaza: $250,000
Center Circle Plaza: $100,000 (2)
Goal Line: $50,000 (2)
Team Benches: $25,000 (2)
Field Hockey Goal: $20,000 (2)
Lacrosse Goal: $20,000 (2)
Soccer Goal: $20,000 (2)
Softball Home Plate: $20,000
Softball Bases: $10,000 each
Gates on the Field: $5,000 (4)
Individual Seats: $1,000 (175)
Please contact Sister Philip Joseph,O.P.
at spj@mountdesales.org or
443.636.2060 to learn more about
this special opportunity to make a
significant impact on the success of
the Mount de Sales Academy artificial
turf field and hillside stadium seating.
*Please note, this is a complete list
of opportunities, some of which may
have already been taken.

SAILORS FOR SOLDIERS 5K
On April 28, 2012 over 200 participants gathered
at the Hilton area of the Patapsco State Park to
participate in the first-ever Sailors for Soldiers 5K,
sponsored by the MDSA Support the Troops Club.
The Sailors for Soldiers 5K race was inspired by
Mr. Adam Widner's words to the MDSA student
body during his February 16 campus visit when he
said, “The doctors in Germany saved my life, but the
Wounded Warrior Project saved my soul.” Following
the speaking event, Sr. Patrick Stephen suggested
hosting the race, and the dedicated members of
Support the Troops Club brought the plan to
fruition. Support the Troops Club raised over $6,000
in sponsorship dollars to help defer the cost of the
race. Event sponsors, coupled with registration fees,
enabled MDSA to make a $10,000 donation to the
Wounded Warrior Project (WWP). The school's
donation marked one of the largest high school
metro-area contributions to the WWP.
Support the Troops Club works throughout the
school year to raise support for military members and
their families. The Club launched at the beginning
of the 2011-2012 school year after Club Sponsor, Mrs.

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Eileen Clements, noted the vast number of students
and teachers at Mount de Sales who had a personal
connection with the military.
Over 80 students attended the Club's first meeting
last fall and throughout the school year members
worked hard to provide the student body with
opportunities to show support and gratitude for
our military servicemen and women. Such events
included:
•

9/11 Memorial Ceremony on campus.

•

Two Operation Welcome Home events at BWI, one
in October and one in February.

•

Operation Kid Comfort - the Textile students created
photo quilts for loved ones of deployed servicemen
through the Armed Forces YMCA.

•

Veterans Day Bake Sale - the largest bake sale in
MDSA history, raising over $400 during break and
lunch!

•

Hosted Wounded Warrior Speaker, Mr. Adam
Widner on February 16 for a school-wide assembly.
Adam spoke about his injuries and subsequent
post-traumatic stress disorder after being severely
wounded in Afghanistan.

Sister Anne Catherine, Mrs. Eileen Clements, and members of the Support the Troops Club presented the Wounded Warrior Project with a $10,000 donation
following the Sailors for Soldiers 5K fundraiser. WWP artwork (above right) by Emily Simms '13.

On Campus
Support the Troops
Club members are
extremely grateful
for the outpouring of
community support
and
involvement
during this year's
5K. Club members
would like to thank the race sponsors, volunteers, and
runners. Special thanks to the servicemen and women
from Ft. Meade who participated in the race!
Support the Troops Club would like to invite you to
keep an eye out for the 2013 Sailors for Soldiers 5K event!
If you would like more information about the Club or
would like to offer a sponsorship for next year's 5K, please
contact Mrs. Clements at eclements@mountdesales.org.

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Sailors' Summer Service: BOOM

by Shannon Collyer, MDSA Campus Minister

In June, nearly forty teens from Mount de Sales Academy and
Our Lady of Perpetual Help (OLPH) parish, located in Ellicott
City, participated in BOOM, the Baltimore Ongoing Outreach
Mission.
The purpose of this local mission was so that these teens could
be stirred to see the needs of their own community. Throughout
the week the students worked with many different non-profit
organizations. The activities throughout the week included
building homes with Habitat for Humanity, visiting the elderly
at Shangri La nursing home, sorting food at the Maryland
Food Bank, cleaning Leon Day Park, and serving meals at Our
Daily Bread, the Franciscan Center, and My Brother’s Keeper.
Students also worked at organizations for women, such as
My Sister’s Place and The Samaritan Woman. In addition to
hands-on service projects, the students could be seen praying
outside the Hillcrest Abortion clinic on Route 40.
Students started off each day with Mass at OLPH. After Mass
they split into smaller groups and went to various mission
sites throughout Baltimore. After the day of service, the teens
would return from their various sites to Our Lady of Perpetual
Help to grow as a community in prayer, in sharing, and in
fellowship. During the week, students met and prayed with
fellow Catholic teens from Belize who were visiting, toured the
Basilica, and heard speakers on various mission-related topics.
Approximately 250 lunches were made at OLPH for men who
are homeless in the Baltimore area.
Simply put, the students were inspiring during the week long
BOOM experience and I was honored to be a part of the week.
It was truly a week of immersion, where, in our own backyard,
students were able to see Christ in the face of those impoverished.

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You can read more about the experience at The Sailor Source, the
Sailor blog found at thesailorsource.blogspot.com.

Students working hard during the week long BOOM service mission, from left: Meredith
Miller '13, Emily Hornton ('12 NDP), and Annie Babcock '13.

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On Campus

How is your Annual Giving
support making a difference?
Tuition covers the direct expenses
related to a student's Mount de Sales
Academy education. Other sources
of income, however, are needed for
the supporting elements of a student’s
experience at Mount de Sales Academy.
These include but are not limited to
facilities maintenance, new program
development, and technology upgrades
to name just a few. Thank you for your
support of the 2011-2012 Annual Giving
campaign. Your annual participation
is appreciated and vital to our ability to
provide the best learning environment
possible for our students.

The Arts at Mount de Sales Academy
by Eileen Clements, Department Chair

The Fine Arts Department is proud to provide
the MDSA students with an approachable,
collaborative environment where students
experience a wonderful atmosphere of creative
energy! Students have a number of visual and
performing arts courses from which to choose.

Honors Paper & Fiber: Explores the myriad of

only Studio but also gives them a thorough
understanding of the Elements & Principles
of art as well. This is the cornerstone of our
Art program and is what sets us apart from
other schools.

Advanced Paper & Fiber: Allows students to
Line and Color: Exposes students to not design their own Paper Fiber projects and
3-D Art: Explores the world of sculpture and

ceramics. Students learn the history of three
dimensional art as well as work in clay and
other mediums. Some of the techniques
Honors Portfolio: Focuses on improving explored are hand building and wheel work.
drawing skills and becoming a better visual Jewelry: Explores the history of jewelry and
artist. Also provides the basis for establishing exposes students to some basic jewelry making
a portfolio for students who may wish to techniques such as beadwork, Polymer clay,
pursue art in college.
PMC, and wire work.
Advanced Portfolio: Students pursue themes, Photojournalism: Students are the eyes and ears

Annual Giving support makes projects a variety of media, and interests of their of MDSA by maintaining a news blog, “The
own choice. It helps to broaden a student’s Sailor Source.” The blog includes photos
like the following possible:

portfolio and develops them into high-level and feature stories by students highlighting
visual problem solvers.
classroom activities, promoting events, and
Honors Textiles: Students learn to sew on a spotlighting classmates.
sewing machine, read a pattern, and use Speech & Drama: Explores public speaking,
experimental techniques to design fabric. oral interpretation, and acting. Students have
Course covers batik, quilting, appliqué, the opportunity to experience theatre both
printing on fabric, beading, embroidery, and backstage and in the spotlight.
other techniques.
Theatre: Delves into stagecraft, costume and
Advanced Textiles: Allows students to design makeup design, as well as traces the history
their own textile projects and explore further of theatre.
areas of textile experimentation.

Recent Alumnae in the Arts
Jess Oros ’08: graduated from McDaniel
College with double major in Studio Art and
English. Jess will join the MDSA Fine Arts
department as a faculty member this fall!
Kirsten Dahlberg ’08: graduated from High
Point College, NC where she studied Art
education.
Jen Doty ’09: beginning her fourth year of
a five year Architecture program at Illinois
Institute of Technology. Has gone from
the basics of design to surviving “the Brick
Project” where she created a brick structure
of over 2,000 handmade ¼”x ½”x 1”
bricks to interning for a Chicago based
architecture firm this summer.

Music Hall floor restoration in progress, Summer 2012.
The refurbished floor is ready for Dance Classes this Fall!

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Jessica Taylor '09: working as a stage
manager while studying technical theatre
at Jacksonville University.

Meave Jopson ’09: is a Senior at Rhode
Island School of Design where she is an
industrial design major. Meave participated
in the NASA Moon Buggy Races and
is interning this summer at Firmenche
Perfume Co. in New York City as a
packaging designer.
Ali Quinn '09: studying in Spain and
directed Rent at UMBC.
Abbey Parrish ’10: is a rising junior at
MICA where she is a double major in Art
History & Painting. Abbey interned at the
Walters Art gallery last year and is doing
an independent study/internship in London
this summer.
Jordan Lombardi '10: dances with the "Bad
Boys of Dance" Company and has toured
the world extensively since graduation.
Helen Kirby '10: studying at UMBC while
majoring in Music.

Concert Choir: Develops the finer skills of
modern, and jazz dance. After exploring the performance, musical expression, and technique
elements of dance, technique, history, and through the study of music in the chamber
composition are covered in each dance form.
and concert traditions. Regular performance
Dance IIa and IIb: Students further explore the opportunities are available through the school,
technique of ballet, modern, and jazz dance in Church, and local communities.

addition to researching cultural dance forms
and historical figures in dance. A more defined
aesthetic is developed as students learn to create
and evaluate movement.

Symphonic Orchestra: All experience levels are

Dance III: Students refine technique in a variety

Advanced

welcome as this course focuses on building
the fundamental skills needed to successfully
perform in small and large ensemble settings.

of dance forms and experience a deeper
understanding of dance culture and composition.
Dancers work independently and as a group to
explore the possibilities of movement, creating,
and evaluating full dance pieces.

Orchestra: Focuses on the more
advanced aspects of performance, musical
expression, and technique. This orchestra
concentrates on studying more challenging
literature while taking a closer look at the
history and theory behind the music.

Danielle Cook '10: is a Dance major at
Towson University and a member of the
Towson Dance Company.
Emily Targonski '10: is a Music major studying
at Elizabethtown.
Gina Keller ’11: is a rising Sophomore at
Savannah College of Art and Design.
Alexa Welch '11: was one of about twenty
students featured in the Fall 2011 Glee
Wall-to-Wall concert. Alexa was Production
Assistant and Assistant Stage Managed the
Off-Broadway workshop of the new musical
Last Kiss under the direction of Pat Birch, Paul
Jacobs, and Louis St. Louis. Alexa also had
the opportunities to sing in Broadway veteran
Jane Seaman's Singing Audition Workshop at
Pearl Studios last March and to sing a duet in
the Marymount Manhattan College Freshman
Showcase in May.

NAHS created gingerbread house for
the Kennedy Krieger Festival of Trees
Sailor Blog created on our website
by Photojournalism class
Drama field trip to the Hippodrome
Theatre
Living Rosary, provided music
Black & White Dinner, provided music
Open House: all disciplines
performed

•

American Crafts Council field trip to
Baltimore Convention Center (3-D
Arts and Jewelry classes)
NAHS - Valentine jewelry making
demo at the Sisters Academy
Fine Arts Assembly - all disciplines

March:

•
•

John Archer Service Trip - performed
for special education needs children
Virginia Beach Music Competition

Angelica Sorauf ’12: attending Savannah
College of Art and Design.

April:

Veronica Zoeckler ’12: attending Rochester
Institute of Technology to pursue a major in
Medical Illustration.

May:

Rachel Baldwin ’12: attending UMBC to
pursue a major in Graphic Design.
Nicole Teodosio ’12: attending Pennsylvania
College of Art and Design.
Ann Lipscombe ’12: attending Catholic
University and plans to study Art.

Mount St. Mary’s University
Jessica Auburger
University of Alabama*
Rachel Baldwin
University of Dayton

1

Julie Betta
The Catholic University of America
Towson University*
York College of Pennsylvania
Laura Bochenek
Case Western Reserve
Ithaca College
Loyola University Maryland
The Catholic University of America
University of Rochester*

2

Natalie Boegel
Fordham University*
Mercyhurst College
Spring Hill College
University of Maryland College Park
Washington College
Bridget Boland
Ave Maria University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
St. John’s University
The Catholic University of America*
University of Dallas
University of Maryland Baltimore County
University of Maryland College Park

3

Kaitlyn Bolesta
Franciscan University of Steubenville*
Geneva College
James Madison University
Kings College
Messiah College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Maureen Cashen
Mount St. Mary’s University*
Washington College

4

8

Victoria Chester
Stevenson University
Alexandra Clasing
Mount St. Mary’s University

Colleen Crawford
Gettysburg College*
High Point University

Hunter Cynkar
Duquesne University*
University of Pittsburgh
West Virginia University
Molly D’Elia
Lynchburg College
Randolph-Macon College
Roanoke College*
Virginia Wesleyan College
Cara Dawson
Mount St. Mary’s University
Salisbury University*
The University of Scranton
York College of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Desel
Mount St. Mary’s University
Shepherd University*
York College of Pennsylvania
Brooke Dignan
Duquesne University
Saint Joseph’s University
University of Mary Washington
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Nicole Dowling
Marymount University*
Grace Duffy
Bridgewater College
Drexel University
University of Delaware*
Branan Durbin
Providence College*
The Catholic University of America
The University of Scranton
Washington College
Clara Ehrman
La Salle University
Marywood University*
Amanda Gates
McDaniel College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Stevenson University

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Zoey Gross
McDaniel College
Presbyterian College
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Kara Hand
Furman University
Mount St. Mary’s University
The Catholic University of America*
Emily Harrigan
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Alexandra Harrison
Rochester Institute of Technology*
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Helene Hauf
Neumann University
Sarah Huber
Franciscan University of Steubenville*
Breianna Hulede
St. John’s University – Queens*
Chantel Hunter
Mount St. Mary’s University
Clare Jennings
University of Georgia
Kayley Jones
University of Maryland Baltimore County*
Mary Corinne Kavanagh
Belmont Abbey College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Randolph-Macon College
Washington College
Julie Kearney
Elon University
University of Mary Washington
Shepherd University
Kelsey Kirby
Mount St. Mary’s University
Bridgette Lappe
Clemson University

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Meghan Lawrence
Campbell University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Stevenson University
The Catholic University of America

5

Christine Leimkuhler
Mount St. Mary’s University
Stevenson University
Towson University
Nicole Leo
Assumption College*
DeSales University
Emmanuel College
Hood College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Francis University
Saint Vincent College
The Catholic University of America
Washington College

6

Ann Lipscombe
St. John’s University
Stevenson University
Lindsay Manser
Mount St. Mary’s University*

Meghan Ross
Hood College
Mount St. Mary’s University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Rouse Scholars Program*

Emily Ordakowski
Gettysburg College*
Loyola University Maryland
St. Mary’s College of Maryland
Washington College

Caitlin Phoebus
York College of Pennsylvania
Carmella Pombuena
Fordham University
Maryland Institute College of Art
Stevenson University
Towson University
University of Maryland Baltimore County
Jennifer Pumphrey
Hood College
Maryland State Scholarship
Mount St. Mary’s University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Stevenson University

10

24

Cierra O’Keefe
James Madison University
University of Delaware

Kelly Phelan
Saint Joseph’s University*

12

(3 parts)

Ashley Robertson
Belmont Abbey College
Marymount University

Alexandra Palting
The Catholic University of America
University of Delaware*

11

1745

Average
:
ACT score

Jessica O’Ferrall
Mount St. Mary’s University
York College of Pennsylvania

Caitlin O’Neel
Butler University
Mercyhurst College*
Rider University

10

Average
:
SAT score

Molly Ritmiller
Fordham University
New York University*
Northeastern University
Pratt Institute

Gina Salacki
Albright College
Jodi Schneider
Colorado School of Mines*
Allison Schuessler
Mount St. Mary’s University*
Megan Sedney
Valparaiso University*
York College of Pennsylvania
Elizabeth Sheffer
Eckerd College
Old Dominion University
The University of Maine
University of New Haven
Rosalyn Sherron
Mount St. Mary’s University
Caitlin Shoemaker
Boston University
Drexel University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Francis University
Towson University
University of Delaware
University of Pittsburgh*
Emily Sipes
Delaware Valley College
Karly Sites
Mount St. Mary’s University*
Lauren Smith
Albright College

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Margaret Smith
Elizabethtown College
Loyola University Maryland
Mount St. Mary’s University
Notre Dame of Maryland University
Towson University
The University of Scranton
Angelica Sorauf
Savannah College of Art and Design*
Kayla Spaar
DeSales University
Franciscan University of Steubenville*
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Vincent College
Clare Stavely
Marymount University*
York College of Pennsylvania
Lucia Thomas
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Michael’s College*
The College of Saint Rose
Megan Thomas
Saint Joseph’s University
Shelbi Timmons
Duquesne University*
Mount St. Mary’s University
Saint Joseph’s University
Stevenson University
University of Delaware
York College of Pennsylvania
Taylor Tornatore
Lynchburg College

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Frances Tufts
The Catholic University of America
Gabriella Voso
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Alexandra Walker
Duquesne University*
Shepherd University
Sarah Walther
DeSales University*
Franciscan University of Steubenville
The Catholic University of America
University of Maryland College Park
University of Pittsburgh
The University of Scranton
York College of Pennsylvania
Mary Wheltle
La Salle University
Marymount University
Mount St. Mary’s University*
Rosemont College
Audrey Wilkinson
Mount St. Mary’s University
Mollie Williams
Virginia Wesleyan College
Emily Zalucki
Marymount University
Mount St. Mary’s University
Washington College*
Veronica Zoeckler
Cleveland Institute of Art
Rochester Institute of Technology*
University of Maryland Baltimore County

The Class of 2012 is attending the
following Colleges and Universities:
University of Alabama
Anne Arundel Community College
Assumption College
Belmont Abbey College
California Polytechnic State University
Carroll Community College
Catholic University of America
Christendom College
Colorado School of Mines
Community College of Baltimore County
University of Connecticut
Culinary Institute of America
University of Delaware
DeSales University
Dominican Sisters (Aquinas College)
Duquesne University
Flagler College
Florida Southern College
Fordham University
Franciscan University of Steubenville
Geneva College
Georgia Southern University
Gettysburg College
Grove City College
High Point University
Hood College
Howard Community College
Loyola University of Maryland
Loyola University-New Orleans
Marist College
Marshall University
UMBC
University of Maryland of College Park
Marymount University
Marywood University
Mercyhurst College
University of Miami
Mount St. Mary’s University
Neumann University
New York University
UNC-Wilmington
Old Dominion University
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design
Penn State University
University of Pittsburgh
Providence College
Roanoke College
University of Rochester
Rochester Institute of Technology
Saint John’s University-Queens
Saint Joseph’s University
Saint Michael’s College
Salisbury University
Savannah College of Art and Design
Shepherd University
Shippensburg University
SUNY-Albany
Stevenson University
Towson University
Valparaiso University
Virginia Commonwealth University
University of Virginia
Washington College
West Chester U of PA
West Virginia University
Widener University

We have been given some incredible gifts and
through our education at Mount de Sales, the
opportunity to see them grow and flourish. With
a solid foundation in our faith and morals to guide
us throughout life, we have been transformed into
faithful, strong young women, ready to bring Christ
to a world searching for truth...
Do not be afraid to use everything you have learned
here at Mount de Sales and the tremendous love and
passion in your hearts to be the beautiful, powerful, faith-filled young women you are because, as
St. Catherine of Siena said, “If you are what you
should be, you will set the whole world on fire.”

I believe we all inevitably realize that the goal of
Mount de Sales Academy is to nurture us so that we
may become our best selves. We are so fortunate to
have gone to a school that cares about each of us so
much. During our junior year, we are transformed
from young girls into young women. Fortunately,
at Mount de Sales, this transformation occurs in
a supportive environment, which still allows us
to enjoy our childhood as we slowly accept the
responsibilities of adulthood. We are all prepared
to take the next step in our journey. And we will do
so confidently, knowing we have the support of our
one hundred and twenty-one sisters.

In the past four years, we have grown to be the
messengers of love the Pope called us to be. We
developed our characters, and learned so much –
academically, socially, and spiritually. We not only
learned right from wrong, but why right is right
and wrong is wrong and why choosing the good is
so good.
While we have learned that it is impossible to do
everything, we know that we can do the best we
can with the time we have for the glory of God.
We have learned that following God is not always
easy – or popular. We learned what it means to be a
virtuous woman, although sometimes we fall short.

This spring, 87 Mount de Sales Academy students
participated in the National Latin Exam, a
worldwide assessment annually given to 148,000
students. Mount de Sales students excelled on
this year’s exam as 68 of our students received
awards and recognition for scoring above the
national test average.

Mount de Sales Mock Trial Team Makes their Mark
by Mr. John Seeberger P'08 '10, Team Co-coach

THE CASE: Kendall Kneifer, a 17 year old soccer
player, collapsed in the extreme August heat while
running suicide sprints at the end of her high school
soccer tryouts. Unconscious and non-responsive, with a
body temperature of 45.5°C, she was whisked away by
ambulance to the ER. She sustained permanent injury
and was diagnosed with heat stroke and dysarthria, a
condition affecting her speech. Three other players also
collapsed, all with varying but lesser injuries.
Long-time Coach Drew Hunter, known as one of the
best soccer coaches in the State, one whom demands
excellence, hard work and dedication from his players,
now stands trial, charged with multiple counts of reckless
endangerment and child abuse.
How could this have happened? How could the beloved
Coach Hunter be charged with such crimes? The Coach
provided players with water and breaks; players were
to be in shape and prepared; they knew what to expect
at practice; August is always hot; practice was even
shortened that day. However, certain County heat
restrictions and guidelines were not followed. Coach
Hunter failed to stop practice at the first sign of heat
exhaustion. Earlier treatment could have allayed
Kendall’s injuries. The Coach took a win-at-all-cost
approach, even if the cost was the well-being of a young
17-year-old player. Was this a crime, or was it an
unfortunate accident?
Members of the Mount de Sales Mock Trial Club,
met twice a week after school, during break, and
sometimes on weekends, to study the above
scenario and many other detailed facts, statutes
and case law that made up the 2011-2012 Maryland
State Bar Association’s Statewide High School
Mock Trial Competition. Students prepared a
prosecution case to prove beyond a reasonable
doubt that Coach Hunter was guilty of reckless
endangerment and child abuse, as well as a defense
case to show that Coach Hunter was innocent on
all charges. (No wonder they say “attorneys speak
out of both sides of their mouth!”) Team members
not only studied the many facts of this case and
detailed witness accounts, but also the substantive
law of reckless endangerment and child abuse,
and the many rules of evidence that could arise
throughout the trial. The team learned and honed
their skills at witness preparation and presentation,
persuasive argument, court room presence, the
examination of expert witnesses, and the art of
cross-examination.

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Each side of the case requires three attorneys and
three witnesses, totaling twelve roles. Some of our
first year members “learned the ropes,” by assisting
the attorney teams, and acting as alternates for
witnesses as they prepared for other roles in the
future. The case was tried before a real Baltimore
County judge, with seasoned attorneys conducting
the competition scoring.
In this regard, we went 4-1, with wins against Loch
Raven High School, St. Paul's School for Girls,
Hereford High and Calvert Hall, and our only loss
in the regional semi-finals to a very accomplished
team from Owings Mills High School.
There is a great opportunity for you to become
part of the club for the 2012-2013 season. For more
information about Mock Trial, contact Mrs.
Maggie Schorr, team moderator and co-coach, at
mschorr@mountdesales.org or talk to the girls
from this year’s team.

Patricia Basil
PRINCIPAL’S CHOICE ART AWARD
The Principal’s Choice Award goes
to an outstanding art piece that is
recognized by the principal and that will
be hung permanently in the school.

Veronica Zoeckler
RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE
MEDAL

Meghan Brown
HELEN KIRWAN MAISEL '30 LEADERSHIP
AWARD
Rosalyn Sherron '12 presented this year's
Helen Kirwan Maisel Leadership Award.
This award is named after Rosalyn’s greatgrandmother, Helen Kirwan Maisel, who
while a student at Mount de Sales Academy
served as class president all four years. The
award honors a student-leader who serves
with virtue and character.

Emma Talbot
RANDOLPH COLLEGE BOOK AWARD

Anastasia White
FOX 45 CHAMPIONS OF COURAGE

Sarah Maclean
Meghan Ross
Teresa Majerowicz
Lucia Thomas
Mikia Omar
Grace Woo
Courtney Nellies
ST. FRANCIS DE SALES SPIRIT AWARDS
Every year the St. Francis de Sales Spirit
Award is given to one student from each
class who exemplifies strong school spirit
and the ability to evoke that same spirit
and love for Mount de Sales in others. The
award also recognizes a faculty member
who demonstrates great love for Mount de
Sales and ability to build community.
Freshman: Megan McDermott
Sophomore: Kristen Vargas
Junior: Aaliyah Cuthrell
Senior: Cara Dawson
Teacher: Mrs. Eileen Clements

2011 - 2012 Teacher of the Year

Sister Amelia, O.P.

Sister Amelia, O.P.,
Apologetics
and
Spanish teacher, is
known for her everpresent smile and
enthusiasm.
Her
effervescent
spirit
fills her classroom
and inspires her
students on a daily basis. After just two
short years at Mount de Sales, Sister
Amelia has touched the lives of the entire
student body.
Sister Amelia's way of teaching includes
passion, a desire for everyone to
understand, and interactive activities to
involve students.
She uses her gifts and abilities to engage
students both in the classroom and around
campus. Sister learned to love Spanish
and Catholicism on an exchange trip to
Chile as a junior in high school.
Sister serves as the Moderator for Teens for
Catholic Action, plus she organized Café
Cecilia, a student group that gathers to
discuss religious writings and enjoy coffee
together! Sister Amelia, with the help of
student leaders, launched the popular
iPray event on campus last year.
Bridget Boland '12 says, "Sr. Amelia made
a tremendous impact on my life. Her care
and concern for her students and those
around her has been a great example of
Christ's love. She has helped me grow
closer to God by encouraging me to do
His Will whole-heartedly and trusting that
He will provide. Her reliance on God has
led me to Him and I can't thank her enough
for the example of her faith.”
During college, Sister was on a Division-I
rowing team. Because of her love of
athletics and understanding of the demands
placed on athletes, Sister accepted the
role of Sailors' Athletic Chaplain. Sister
Amelia served as a spiritual mentor for all
of our athletes and lovingly provided the
Sailors with opportunities for prayer and
fellowship.
After college, Sister Amelia became
a Catholic. Her love of teaching she
inherited from her parents, both of whom
are teachers.

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Athletic Awards
Sailor Athlete of the Year

MDSA Athletic Achievement

William Held Leadership

Margaret Williams Anchor

Jessica Harris '14

Jodi Schneider '12

Caroline O'Ferrall '12

Julie Gillis '12

Cross Country, Indoor Track,
and Outdoor Track & Field

Volleyball

Field Hockey and Lacrosse

Basketball, and Lacrosse

Fall Sports Awards
TRIPLE
THREAT

The Athletic
Department would
like to recognize those
athletes who participated in three
Varsity sports during the 2011-2012
Academic year:

Class of 1962 Golden Reunion
Graduation day for the Class of 2012 was especially
memorable for the Class of 1962. Mount de Sales
was honored to have seven graduates from the
23-member Class of 1962 join us for the 160th
Commencement Ceremony. Gathering together
for their very first reunion, the Class of 1962 celebrated
50 years since their own walk through the Music
Hall windows.

The day was filled with sharing memories, catchingup on each other’s lives, and sharing photos of
children and grandchildren, as the honored guests
walked through their beloved hallways of Mount
de Sales. We are so grateful for the opportunity to
share this unique day with seven special ladies. A
special thank you is extended to each of them! We
sincerely hope you stay connected to each other and
to Mount de Sales throughout the future years.

Class of 2012 Legacies

A total of ten proud Class of 2012 graduates share
the experience of walking through the Music Hall
windows with their mothers and/or grandmothers.
The traditions of Mount de Sales Academy are the
essence of our energetic spirit. Every tradition is a
bond between the current students and the Mount
de Sales Academy Alumnae, encouraging the
continued legacy of Mount de Sales Academy. We
are most grateful to our Alumnae for entrusting
their daughters to us during these precious high
school years!
2012 Legacies seated from left: Tess Quinn '12, Amanda Bonnett '12, Emily Zalucki '12, Molly Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Elia
'12, Courtney Geier '12, Clare Jennings '12, Kayley Jones '12, Rosalyn Sherron '12*, Grace Duffy '12,
Nicole Teodosio '12. Standing from left: Betty Dukehart Quinn '41, Mary Hall Bonnett '86, Michelle Cascio
Zalucki '84, Jean Biser Wain '39, Katherine Jane Peters Geier '48, Elizabeth Gibbons Jennings '80, Betty
Dorsey Gentner '58, Mary Maisel Sherron '79, Sister Frederick Mary Maisel, SSND '53, Lita Parr Maisel
'55, Mary Clare Walsh Duffy '80, and Linda Justice Teodosio '79. *Special note: Rosalyn Sherron is the 4th
generation of her family to graduate from Mount de Sales! We are grateful that Sister Frederick Mary '53,
Rosalyn's godmother and great-aunt, was able to be with us for the 160th Commencement!

The grace of a religious vocation blesses not only the individual but
also the community and family that has prepared and prayed for the
one being called. It is with great joy that Mount de Sales Academy
acknowledges our own latest blessing as recent graduate Margaret
Smith '12 heads to the convent this August. Maggie follows in the
footsteps of five other recent MDSA graduates who are currently
members of the Dominican Sisters of St. Cecilia:
Sister Mary Caroline Ames, O.P. '83
Sister Maria Goretti Baker, O.P. '90
Sister Mary Madeline Todd, O.P. '90
Sister Mary Monica Bankard, O.P. '96
Sister Grace Dominic Hargadon, O.P. '01
Though the Dominican Sisters serve in many schools across the
country, including Mount de Sales Academy, Nashville, TN
is home to the community’s Motherhouse. Maggie will join the
convent along with more than a dozen other young women on
August 15, 2012. Upon entrance each young woman will assume the
title “Sister” along with her baptismal name and don the black and
white uniform of a “postulant,” or, first year sister.
Maggie's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Smith said, "We are so proud of
Maggie. It will not be easy for any of us, but we know that she is following
God's will."

Maggie, soon to be Sister Margaret, will spend
her first four years studying the teachings and
documents of the Catholic Church, the three vows
of poverty, chastity, and obedience, and begin work
on her undergraduate degree at Aquinas College.
Maggie remarks, "Although I know that religious life
requires many sacrifices, God has captured my heart with
His love in such a way that only He can capture. His
infinite love overflows the boundaries of my human heart,
but by becoming a Dominican I can give that overflowing
love to others through the teaching apostolate."
Mount de Sales is grateful for the blessing of
Maggie’s vocation, for the formation from her
family that has nourished her calling, and for the
joyful “yes” that Sister Margaret is giving to the
Lord. Our Mount de Sales patron St. Francis de
Sales said, “Be who you are and be that well.” May
Sister Margaret flourish in her vocation and be
assured of the prayers of her sailor family as she
begins this bold step in becoming Christ’s bride.
Letters of congratulations or prayers can be
addressed to Maggie at:
Sr. Margaret Smith
St. Cecilia Novitiate
801 Dominican Drive
Nashville, TN 37228

For more information about the Nashville Dominicans of
St. Cecilia Congregation, visit www.nashvilledominican.org.

Alumnae News

80s...........................
Maria C. Schaefer Nauman '86 and her
husband, Christopher, welcomed their
sixth child, Luke, in 2011. He joins
Nicholas (whom they adopted from Ukraine
as an infant in 2000 when Maria was
Director of Development at MDSA), Grace,
John Paul, Anna, and Benjamin. After
working nearly 20 years in fundraising
and public relations, Maria now lives in
Mount Airy, MD where she homeschools their children and hand-makes
rosary wrap bracelets for her website, AveMomma.com.

00s...........................
Stacy Green '00 was recently named the
Head of Marketing and Communications
at Mashable. One of her recent projects
was Rio+Social - a one day summit on how
technology and social media can be used to
solve the world's sustainability challenges.
Pictured left, is Stacy interviewing Kandeh
Yumkella, Chairman of UN-Energy.
Megan Hampe '04 and Christopher Hagner were
married on September 24, 2011 at the St. Francis
de Sales Chapel at Mount de Sales Academy.
Victoria Tully '14 and Stephanie Lamont '04 served
as bridesmaids. A reception followed at Martin's
West. The newlyweds visited Jamaica for their
honeymoon and currently reside in Parkville.
Francesca McCrary '08 received her Bachelor’s degree in
Psychology and Spanish on May 5, 2012 from The Citadel
Military College. She is the first MDSA graduate to
attend and graduate from the Citadel. Francesca was one
of 60 female cadets in a class of more than 750 males to
graduate from this formally all-male military college. She
achieved the rank of second Lieutenant in charge of Tango
company’s Human Affairs, a position she maintained
throughout junior year as well. Francesca served as the
Captain of the D-I Indoor and Outdoor Track & Field teams. Currently, she
received the competitive Pentagon Fellowship Internship and is stationed
at the Office of the Naval Secretary in the Pentagon in Arlington Virginia.
Future plans include graduate school in the fall of 2012 to complete a Master's
degree in Sports Psychology and Public Health.
Mary Linz '09 welcomed the birth of her son, Caeden Wyatt
Atkins, born on May 1, 2012.
Annual Report revision: We apologize, Mrs. Janice Kearn Collins '52
was not listed under the Class of 1952.

Please send your news or the name of a loved one for
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Lange P'09 '16 at kvonlange@mountdesales.org or by
phone 410.744.8498 x140.
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